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Grace Millane: Police in search for long-handled shovelGrace Millane: Police in search for long-handled shovel
Image copyrightLucie Blackman TrustImage caption The University of Lincoln graduate arrived in New Zealand in mid-November

Police investigating the murder of British backpacker Grace Millane are looking for a shovel believed to be connected to the inquiry.

The 22-year-old disappeared in Auckland on 1 December.

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Truck drivers face prison in Singapore for $1 bribesTruck drivers face prison in Singapore for $1 bribes
Image copyrightAFPImage caption The forklift truck drivers could face up to five years in jail

Singapore has charged two Chinese migrant workers with soliciting one-dollar bribes from lorry drivers.

The forklift truck drivers allegedly took S$1 bribes (£0.58; $0.73) multiple times, in return for not delaying the

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Delivery driver sacked for eating ordersDelivery driver sacked for eating orders
Image copyright@Madan_ChiknaImage caption The Zomato delivery driver was filmed eating food from his delivery bag

Takeaway delivery firm Zomato has apologised after one of its drivers was filmed eating a client's food and resealing the containers in India.

The video, which was filmed in Madurai in southern

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US Marines: Five missing after Japan crash declared deadUS Marines: Five missing after Japan crash declared dead
Image copyrightReutersImage caption One of the two planes involved in the incident was a KC-130 refuelling tanker (like the one seen in this archive picture)

Five missing Marines have been declared dead by the US military, nearly a week after two aircraft collided and crashed into the sea off Japan.

A massive

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Refugee footballer Hakeem Al-Araibi fights extradition to BahrainRefugee footballer Hakeem Al-Araibi fights extradition to Bahrain
Image copyrightMark Avellino PhotographyImage caption Mr Al-Araibi claims he will be tortured if extradited to Bahrain

A Bahraini footballer is facing extradition from Thailand, despite international calls for his release.

Hakeem Al-Araibi, 25, who holds refugee status in Australia, was detained in Bangkok last

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Thailand election date set and campaign ban liftedThailand election date set and campaign ban lifted
Image copyrightEPAImage caption Pro-democracy campaigners have grown frustrated by delays in setting an election date

Thailand's military government has said political parties are free to start campaigning ahead of a long-awaited election scheduled for 24 February.

The announcement ends a ban on political

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